Four members of Ansar al-Islam remanded

Four members of the banned Islamist militant outfit Ansar al-Islam were remanded for seven days each on Sunday after being arrested in an anti-terrorism law. Police produced the accused, Jasimul Islam alias Jack, Md. Abdul Mukit, Md. Aminul Haque and Sajib Ikhtiyar before the court on Sunday and sought 10-day remand

Hefazat on the run?

Although the Hefazat and the shushil community in Bangladesh and abroad were convinced about Islamist power, the government it appears wasn’t. Some saw in Hefazat  an overwhelming monster that could swallow their vision of Bangladesh. To the government, it seems, it was another threat to manage. BNP had also bought the